Globalization And Illegal Immigration From Mexico To The United States
Submitted by gomules on May 15, 2008
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I will start by analyzing some of the push and pull factors that cause illegal Mexican immigrants to come to the United States seeking better living conditions. The Mexican economic collapse, which occurred in 1982, prompted thousands of people to travel across the border into the United States. The economic hardships in Mexico, especially in the countryside encouraged people to move to the cities causing an immense urbanization wave. The 1980 restructuring of rural Mexico that “made small-scale farming less attractive” accelerated such rapid urbanization in Mexican cities during that decade . Since the cities were not prepared to incorporate these newcomers into the labor markets, the employment opportunities were scarce resulting in massive unemployment .
The scare employment opportunities accompanied by hard requirements from the United States Foreign Service to...